I have a really good CPA in the US. I simply have not been able to locate one in Japan yet, because my requirements are rather esoteric: table stakes is "bilingual; you need to know the difference between on-premises and off-premises software or be able to retain a working model of that difference after having it explained to you once; you must be comfortable working in the intersection of Japanese and American tax law; you need to be comfortable doing business over email and Dropbox; please don't charge me $2k per hour as that will eclipse the profits of the business before my taxes get filed."

I don't know who best fits these criteria in Tokyo yet but would welcome an introduction. I have a strong suspicion that I was the best qualified person in Gifu.

Hence me trudging down to the tax office a few times a year with a notebook, a stack of forms, and a highlighted copy of a National Tax Agency publication with the query "So I've got an odd one for you..."